Union undergarment



J. K. P PINE. UNION UNDERGARMENT. APPLICATION FILED 00114. 1915.

1 306,77 1 Patented June 17, 1919.

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1,306,771. Patented June 17, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- IlIl' s AMT JAMES K. P. PINE, or TROY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNO-R 'IO UNITE]? SHIRT Ann coLLAR COMPANY, OF TROY, nEwYORK, A cORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

UNION-UNDERGARMENT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES K. P. PINE, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of Troy, Rensselaer county, New York, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in UnionUn :lergarments, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to union undergarments, known as one-piece suits, that is, a shirt and drawers combined in a single garment.

Its object is to provide such a garment as shall be easily put on andolf, shall perfectly protect the chest of the wearer, if desired, by an extra thickness of material, and shall be securely buttoned in position. Further objects of the invention will appear in this specification, and be particularly pointed out in the claims. I 7

It being evident that the length of the legs or sleeves of the garment, or the absence of the latter, forms no part of my present invention, I have shown a preferred form of my device embodied in what is known as an athletic one-piece suit. In the drawing, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my garment in its worn position; Fig. 2 shows the upper part of a modified form of garment partly unfastened, and Fig. 3 shows a front elevation of a garment embodying my invention in another modified form.

Referring first to Fig. l, 11 designates the back and 12 the front of the suit, front 12 being divided into lower portion 13, upper side fronts 14 and bib 15. The garment being shown as of woven or piece goods, 16 is a shoulder strap or yoke of knit material, inserted to provide elasticity. The free edges of parts 14 and 15 may be finished by facing strips, or in any other desired manner. A. horizontal seam 17 located at or above the waist line unites parts 14 and 15 with the lower portion of front 12. Bib 15, as shown, is of approximately rectangular shape, and is substantially wider than the space between front parts 14 so that these have a considerable overlap on the bib, whereby any possibility of gaping is avoided and the chest of the wearer is always perfectly protected. If desired, the bib 15 may be made of substantially heavler ma terial than the remainder of the garment, thus forming an efficient chest protector.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J ne 17, 1919 Application filed October 14, 1915.

Serial No. 55,797.

This is most desirable in winter styles, 2'.- 6., garments WlllllIllll length'legs and sleeves. As shown, a button 18 is secured at each upper corner of bib 15, adapted to engage 1 ready described except that the side fronts 24 are integral with the lower portion 13 of body front 12, the seam 27 serving only to hold in place the lower edge of bib 15. It will'be noted that the same liberal Overlap of sides 24 on bib 15 is provided, so that any danger of gaping is prevented. It isclear that the device will function as does that of Fig. 1.

Except for the advantage of making bib 15 of different material, the bib itself may be" integral with lower front 13 and side fronts,

as 14, stitched thereto, shown in Fig. 3. In the claims, this will be considered as an obvious mechanical equivalent, the important feature of the invention being that the sides and bib shall have an ample overlap, which can not be provided where all are integral with the body of the garment.

It is characteristic of my invention that the upper front portion of the garment comprises two side front members, as 1414, anda bib-member, 15, substantially lapping each of said side front members, and that at least one of each two of said lapping-members is made of a separate piece of fabric from the lower front portion, 12, of the garment to which its lower edge is secured by a seam, as the seam, 17.

By thus making at least one of each two of said lapping-members of a separate piece of fabric from the lower front portion. of the garment, I am able to make said two members lap one another to any degree desired.

This result can be accomplished by making the bib-member, 15, only, of a separate piece of fabric from the lower front portion of the garment, as in Fig. 2, or by making the side front portions, 14, only, of separate.

lower edge of the member or members being secured to the lower front portion of the garment by a sea m, as the seam, 17.

; 1. A union suit having an upper front portion comprising two side front members, and a bib-member between, and throughoutits length substantially lapping each of, said side front members, at least one of each two of said lapping members being formed of a piece of fabric separate from the lower front portion of the garment to whiclrits lower edge-is secured by a seam, each of said side w front members being detachably secured to the upperend of said bib-member, said side front-members forming continuous permanent connections between the front and back portions ofthe garment, extending over the shoulders.

2. A union suit having an upper front portion comprising two side front members, and a bib-member between, and throughout its length,substantially lappingeach of, said vf side front members, at least one of each two of said lapping members being formed of a piece of fabric separate from the lower front portion of the garment to which its lower edge is secured by a seam, the upper end of said'bib-member being of substantial width whereby it forms part of the, neck portion of the garment, said bib-member being detachably secured at each of its upper corners to one ofsaid side front members, said Qppies of this patent may be obtained for side front-members forming continuous permanent connections between the front and back portions of the garment, extending over the shoulders.

3. A union suit having an upper front portion comprising two side front members, and a bib-member between, and throughout its length substantially lapping each of, said side front members, said bib-member being made of a separate piece of fabric from the lower front portion of the garment to which its lower edge is attached by a seam, and means for connecting the upper end ofsaid bib-member with the respective side front members, said side-front-members forming continuous permanent connections between the front and back portions of the garment, extending over thevshoulders.

4:. A union suit having an upper front portion comprising two side front members, and a bib-member between, and throughout its length substantially lapping each of, said side front members, each of said front members being made of a piece of fabric separate from the lower front portion of the garment to which its lower edge is secured by a seam, and means for detachably securing the upper end of said bib-member in lapped relation to the respective side front members.

JAMESK. P. PINE.

Witnesses:

Gno. L. Coornn, B. H. DAVEY.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). G. 

